Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800

Name: Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800
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ISBN: 9780742538153

ISBN-10: 074253815X

ISBN-13: 9780742538153

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: David E. Mungello

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This work dispels the myth that China was a silent partner in the dialogue between Eastern and Western civilisations. According to the author, the Chinese did not just passively accept Europe's embrace of their culture, arts and manufactures.

Book details

List price: $28.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/7/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Maps


Missionary and Trade Routes between Europe and China (1500-1800)


China (1500-1800)


List of Illustrations


Preface



Historical Overview



Chinese Acceptance of Western Culture and Christianity


Jesuit Accommodation


Jesuit Conversions of the Literati


Christianity as a Subversive Sect


Chinese Rites Controversy from the Chinese Perspective


The Closing of Chinese Minds (ca. 1644)


Chinese Reaction to European Technology and Art



Chinese Rejection of Western Culture and Christianity


The Basis of Anti-Christian Feeling in China


Chinese Anti-Christian Movements


European Art at the Chinese Court


European Art among the Chinese Literati-Painters



European Acceptance of Chinese Culture and Confucianism


Early Chinese Visitors to Europe


Chinese Rites Controversy from the European Perspective


The Proto-Sinologists


Leibniz, Bouvet and Figurism


The European View of the Literati Tradition: Confucianism versus Neo-Confucianism


Influence of Chinese Art upon European Artists



European Rejection of Chinese Culture and Confucianism


Father Ripa's Boys


China Popularizers in Europe


The Enlightenment's Idealization of China's Morality and Political System


Differing Views of Polyhistors and Philosophes in the Encounter with China


How the Chinese Changed from White to Yellow


The Macartney Mission to China (1792-1794)


Conclusion


Index